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[buckeye]

I started my engines yesterday and the walter drive was engaged (unknowingly) what a noise. Did I ruin anything? It sure was making some bad noise.

 

[mariner36]

I am surprised it would start in gear. Have you run the engines since? Are they shifting normally?

 

[buckeye]

I was likewise surprised. I assume it may have fired since I used a remote starter. I do know once I placed the gearshift into neutral the motor startred and ran fine.

 

[Anchor Management]

If drives were fully engaged there should be no damage. Two things that are concerning. Firstly, just like a car, boats have "neutral safety switches" which prevent starteing when in gear. Whether from a remote or key, this should never happen. That needs to be fixed. Secondly, if the drives were fully engaged, I'm baffled to why there was such a loud noise.

 

[stmbtwle]

SOME boats have neutral safety switches. The older ones (and the older cars) may not. Mine didn't; I had to install one.

But assuming the switch is present, it might be a matter of the switch or the linkage being out of adjustment.

Not familiar with the drive, but just about everyone who has driven a "stick" has ground a gear or two, USUALLY with no damage.

 

[rblochli]

He said remote starter, that may be wired in differently from the normal key switch and bypass the safety switches.?

 

[getakey]

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He said remote starter, that may be wired in differently from the normal key switch and bypass the safety switches.?

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That would be even worse - remote starter starts in gear - not good

BTW - why would a boat have a remote start?

 

[Philyteach]

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He said remote starter, that may be wired in differently from the normal key switch and bypass the safety switches.?

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That would be even worse - remote starter starts in gear - not good

BTW - why would a boat have a remote start?

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It came with the alarm

 

[rawidman]

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SOME boats have neutral safety switches. The older ones (and the older cars) may not. Mine didn't; I had to install one.

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Mine doesn't. It's a year 2000 but it's also a diesel. I've thought about installing a switch, but it's pretty low on my list of projects. So far I've never started it in gear except for the time I tried it to see if it had a switch.

 

[rtribble]

I don't think a remote start on a boat is such a good idea, you need to activate the exhaust fan/fans first before starting and you should always be at the controlls when starting a boat.